It’s fantastic how much amazing jewelry you can make with beads! Although I’ve beaded for some time I’m only now beginning to fully understand the width of beading and jewelry making with beads. Beaded jewelry is different today since you can custom-make everything from scratch if you want! I mean, the sky is the limit…

When it comes to making jewelry you can make you very own handmade components. This means everything from beads, pendants, connectors and more. You’re able to truly make your own dream beaded jewelry!

Especially when you’re a jewelry designer this is such an eye opener. With the help of the beads you can practically shape anything you see in your mind. When I did this beaded necklace i had a sweet fairytale in mind. The paper used in the pendant comes from a paper stack called Once Upon A Time. These papers are lovely and so perfect when you make paper beads or acrylic pendants like the one here.

Make your own acrylic pendant

The acrylic pendants are completely transparent, so you can place any pattern you want to display on paper behind it. This is what you need to do to make a pendant like this:

1. Cut out your chosen paper in the same shape and size as the the pendant you want to use.
2. Cut out the exact same shape again from the sheet of double-sided adhesive.
3. Place the double-sided adhesive onto your chosen paper.
4. Finally place the acrylic pendant right on the adhesive surface with the paper underneath.
5. To seal the pendant, paint a layer of decoupage glue on the back of the pendant.
6. Now you’re ready to add the pendant to any beaded jewelry, or attach it to a chain. I might add that this double-sided adhesive is also suitable to use with fabrics with the same technique!

Supplies for Purple Beaded Jewelry Necklace

These two beaded necklaces are made of a mix of purple fire polished beads, golden crystal pearls, golden freshwater pearl beads, and some pink pressed glass beads. They are strung with Illusion cord, which enables the necklaces to move naturally. There is so much joy around beads so don’t hesitate to make your next fabulous beaded jewelry!

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